On Sun, Dec 08, 2002 at 12:30:44AM -0500, Joey O'Doherty wrote:
> Hello,
>
> (I'm not entirely sure if this is the right forum for this problem so
> please let me know where to take this if I am off-topic.)
>
> The package base-passwd in sid has refused to install
Hello,
(I'm not entirely sure if this is the right forum for this problem so
please let me know where to take this if I am off-topic.)
The package base-passwd in sid has refused to install on my box for the
past few weeks. Here is the output from apt-get:
--cut--
Preconfiguring pac
also sprach Charles Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.02.06.0258 +0100]:
> I just did an ``apt-get update`` and then ``apt-get -u
> upgrade`` for sid. I noticed that base-passwd was
> going to be upgraded again and recalled the problems
> of a week or so ago. Is this one safe?
I just did an ``apt-get update`` and then ``apt-get -u
upgrade`` for sid. I noticed that base-passwd was
going to be upgraded again and recalled the problems
of a week or so ago. Is this one safe?
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begin Michael P. Soulier quotation:
> I saw the warning about base-passwd being broken, and not to upgrade. I
> searched and found this
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?archive=no&bug=130735
>
> Is this problem fixed?
This isn't the s
On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 07:49:39AM -0500, Michael P. Soulier wrote:
> Hey people.
>
> I saw the warning about base-passwd being broken, and not to upgrade. I
> searched and found this
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?archive=no&bug=130735
&g
On 30/01/02 Paul 'Baloo' Johnson did speaketh:
> Two new versions of base-passwd have come out since, it appears to be.
> To find showstoppers, keep an open ear on the list. I'd say it's safe
> to jump to unstable right now. Make sure you have bug installed first.
On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Michael P. Soulier wrote:
> Also, where should I look for any known showstoppers before upgrading
> unstable, and how do I know when they're fixed?
Two new versions of base-passwd have come out since, it appears to be.
To find showstoppers, keep an open ear
Hey people.
I saw the warning about base-passwd being broken, and not to upgrade. I
searched and found this
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?archive=no&bug=130735
Is this problem fixed?
Also, where should I look for any known showstoppers before upgra
workstation at work, I'll probably only do that if I think the change
> > is particularly risky.
>
> Should testing not imply a proper regression test? I think so.
I'm sure the base-passwd maintainer would appreciate a regression test
suite if you wrote one and sent it to him.
On 20/01/02 Colin Watson did speaketh:
> On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 02:10:40PM -0500, Michael P. Soulier wrote:
>
> Well, quite, but the question you snipped was about why the maintainer
> didn't notice it. Although I occasionally test packages I build on, say,
> my workstation at work, I'll probabl
On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 02:10:40PM -0500, Michael P. Soulier wrote:
> On 20/01/02 Colin Watson did speaketh:
> > By default, most uids in the password file match their gids, aside from
> > a couple of daemons, so I can imagine it being easy to miss.
>
> Only on personal systems.
Well, quite, but
On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 02:10:40PM -0500, Michael P. Soulier wrote:
> On 20/01/02 Colin Watson did speaketh:
>
> > On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 12:13:10PM -0600, Adam Majer wrote:
> >
> > By default, most uids in the password file match their gids, aside from
> > a couple of daemons, so I can imagine
On 20/01/02 Colin Watson did speaketh:
> On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 12:13:10PM -0600, Adam Majer wrote:
>
> By default, most uids in the password file match their gids, aside from
> a couple of daemons, so I can imagine it being easy to miss.
Only on personal systems. I've found that most productio
On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 12:13:10PM -0600, Adam Majer wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 09:57:15AM -0500, Kevin B. McCarty wrote:
> > If you are running unstable, do NOT upgrade the base-passwd package!!!
> > Version 3.2.2 has a critical bug which causes it to swap the UIDs and GIDs
&
On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 09:57:15AM -0500, Kevin B. McCarty wrote:
> If you are running unstable, do NOT upgrade the base-passwd package!!!
> Version 3.2.2 has a critical bug which causes it to swap the UIDs and GIDs
> for users in the /etc/passwd file. (See bug reports #130032 and 130085
On 20-Jan-2002 Kevin B. McCarty wrote:
> If you are running unstable, do NOT upgrade the base-passwd package!!!
> Version 3.2.2 has a critical bug which causes it to swap the UIDs and GIDs
> for users in the /etc/passwd file. (See bug reports #130032 and 130085.)
>
> I found th
On Sunday 20 January 2002 2:57 pm, Kevin B. McCarty wrote:
> If you are running unstable, do NOT upgrade the base-passwd package!!!
> Version 3.2.2 has a critical bug which causes it to swap the UIDs and GIDs
> for users in the /etc/passwd file. (See bug reports #130032 and 130085.)
Heh
On Sun, 20 Jan 2002, Kevin B. McCarty wrote:
> I found this out the hard way. The simple fix if it's already happened to
> you: copy the backup file "/etc/passwd.org" over top of the new file
> "/etc/passwd".
You should do this to shadow and group as well and readd any users that
may have been a
If you are running unstable, do NOT upgrade the base-passwd package!!!
Version 3.2.2 has a critical bug which causes it to swap the UIDs and GIDs
for users in the /etc/passwd file. (See bug reports #130032 and 130085.)
I found this out the hard way. The simple fix if it's already happen
]
Configuring packages
...
Setting up base-passwd (3.1.10)
...
Error reading shadow file /etc/group: Numerical
result out of range
update-passwd has found some differences between
Everyone: please stop reporting bugs for base-passwd. I'm very
much aware of the problems and already fixed them in version
3.1.5. However due to a bug in the current rsync package this
version hasn't been installed on the FTP servers yesterday.
bopenldap1 perl-tk
> 14 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
> 30 packages not fully installed or removed.
> Need to get 0B/3894kB of archives. After unpacking 238kB will be used.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
> Setting up base-passwd (3.1.1) ...
Bug Tracking is your friend... :)
See:
http://cgi.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=51577
Summary: Fixed in 3.1.5 which (I assume) is pending being moved into
the main archive.
Ciao!
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Hello again
I`ve nearly managed to upgrade cleanly from Slink/2.0.36 to Potato/2.2.13 with
only problems of my own making except for one last thing, dselect won`t
complete the installation of base-passwd. This is what it tells me
I upgraded potato and this is what I got:
Setting up base-passwd (3.0.7) ...
Checking if your system passwd, shadow and group files are correct...
Adding user "news" (9)
Adding user "majordom" (30)
Adding user "alias" (70)
Adding user "qmaild" (71)
Addin
On Sat, 23 Nov 1996 23:55:00 PST Bruce Perens ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Base-passwd could indeed be improved to merge entries in to an existing
> password file. I think the maintainer (Philippe Troin) could use some
> script help on this - he has his hands full just allocating UIDs a
Base-passwd could indeed be improved to merge entries in to an existing
password file. I think the maintainer (Philippe Troin) could use some
script help on this - he has his hands full just allocating UIDs and
GIDs. Guy Maor said he might be able to help with the script, but as
Debian FTP archive
On Sat, 23 Nov 1996 17:35:28 EST Joey Hess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> What's the proper way to upgrade debian's base-passwd package? I
> use unstable, and I've installed a new base-passwd a couple of times now,
> but since /etc/passwd and /etc/group are conffiles, and I
What's the proper way to upgrade debian's base-passwd package? I
use unstable, and I've installed a new base-passwd a couple of times now,
but since /etc/passwd and /etc/group are conffiles, and I don't want to
mess up my exisiting password files (and I use shadow passwords)
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